by Eriksen Insurance | May 16, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform
Northwest Herald reports: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that’s a key piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law, according...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 15, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Crains reports: “Democratic and Republican leaders in the Illinois General Assembly have agreed to shelve a bill that would establish an Illinois health insurance exchange amid uncertainty created by the constitutional challenge to the federal health care...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Enrollment season this year will bring an added compliance requirement for employers, which is intended to help plan enrollees know exactly what they’re getting out of their policy. Beginning on Sept. 23, 180 million Americans with private...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 3, 2012 | Health Laws
Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of...